A Tale of Drunken Enemies

Published: Nov. 17, 2021, 6 a.m.

Heather Iarusso speaks on \u201cA Tale of Drunken Enemies\u201d.

\u201cI am a lover of stories and unfortunately, a binger of Netflix. Since I've spent seven of the past 13 years in a Zen monastery, I had a lot of binging to catch up on! I landed on the \u2018Black Mirror\u2019 series created by Charlie Brooker. I devoured all 23 episodes in a matter of days. Most of the stories were haunting, innovative, and prescient; however, there was one in particular titled \u2018Men Against Fire,\u2019 that has left an indelible impression because of its Dharmic lesson.\u201d

Heather is a resident priest at City Center who arrived at Tassajara in 2008 and was ordained as a priest in 2015. She currently serves as Zen Center's Online Practice Center Director.